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https://montanafreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/02252026_Cheyenne_22071_ce.jpg35432663After months of consultation with the school, a group of about a dozen Northern Cheyenne elders and cultural leaders traveled from the southeastern Montana reservation to the University of Montana to review and reclaim ownership of dozens of culturally significant items, recordings and documents in the university’s collections.